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Hyster A513, A514, A613, A614, B513 2014 Repair Manual

If you’re rebuilding a tilt cylinder or a lift cylinder on a Hyster mast with serial number A513, A514, A613, A614, or B513, you need the factory documentation. Aftermarket manuals skip torque specs and safety notes that keep you from wrecking a $2,000 cylinder. This is the 2014 edition, 64 pages, direct from Hyster. I’ve seen too many guys use a generic seal kit and blow a gland because they didn’t have the right assembly procedure. This manual gives you the step-by-step removal, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, assembly, and installation for tilt and lift cylinders. You get the OEM torque values and safety warnings. No guessing.

Tilt Cylinder Repair: Remove, Disassemble, Inspect, Assemble

Factory Hyster documentation dedicates pages 3 through 13 to tilt cylinder repair. That’s not a generic overview. It covers removal of the cylinder from the truck, disassembly down to the piston and gland, cleaning instructions that warn against using abrasives on chrome rods, inspection criteria for scoring and pitting, and assembly with OEM seal orientation. Page 13 covers the leak check procedure. You run the cylinder through three full strokes and check for external leakage at the rod seal and cylinder port. Skip that step and you’re looking at a comeback.

Lift Cylinder Repair: Two Assembly Procedures by Model

I’ll tell you right now, the lift cylinder assembly varies depending on whether you’re working on models H6.0FT/H7.0FT (H135FT/H155FT) or the heavier H8.0FT/H9.0FT (H170FT/H190FT). The manual splits assembly into two separate procedures on page 26. One procedure for group H006/J006/K006, another for A299/B299. You get the exact torque spec for the piston nut, the correct order for shim selection, and the step where you check the free-lift piston seal ring gap. Using the wrong procedure bottoms out the cylinder and damages the packing.

Safety Procedures When Working Near Mast

Safety is not optional here. Page 1 of the manual lists the steps before you touch a cylinder. Disconnect the battery connector on electric trucks, disconnect the battery ground cable on IC trucks. Always put the lift truck on blocks using the procedure from the operating manual. Wear safety glasses. Fasten a DO NOT OPERATE tag to the controls. The manual uses WARNING and CAUTION symbols—orange background for WARNING, yellow for CAUTION. Follow those or you can get crushed by a falling mast.

What Torque Specs Are Listed for the Piston Nut?

You get the actual Hyster-approved torque values for the piston nut on the lift cylinder and the tilt cylinder gland nut. These specs change with rod diameter and thread pitch. The manual also calls out the required tool list: brass drift, seal pick, torque wrench accurate to 5%, and a cylinder vise with soft jaws. If you don’t see a tool listed, don’t improvise with a pipe wrench on the rod chrome. That’s a quick way to ruin a $400 rod.

3 Reasons to Choose This OEM Manual Over Aftermarket

First, the safety warnings are not generic. They reference specific Hyster models and situations. Second, the assembly sequence is verified by Hyster engineers; aftermarket manuals often reverse the seal installation order. Third, the inspection criteria include acceptable wear limits for cylinder bore and piston groove clearance. Aftermarket docs “estimate” those specs. I’ve seen a 0.005 in. error cause an internal leak that dropped a load.

If you also need companion documentation, consider Hyster Mast Repairs Manual S/N A513-B754 for mast upright and inner rail work, Hyster Two-Speed Powershift Transmission Repair for driveline service, and HYSTER Three-Speed Powershift Transmission Repair for three-speed units. For a general overview of hydraulic cylinder design, the Wikipedia article on Manual Transmission is not relevant here, but the content on Manual Transmission might be. Stick with the factory manual for your specific serial numbers.

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Does this manual cover the free-lift cylinder?

Yes, it does. Free-lift cylinder repair starts on page 28 with removal, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, and assembly.

What serial number range is included?

The manual covers mast serial numbers A513, A514, A613, A614, and B513. It also references B514 on the cover page but the primary content is for the listed numbers.

Can I use this for a Hyster H8.0FT with serial A299?

Yes. The manual includes assembly procedures for H8.0FT, H8.0FT9, H9.0FT (H170FT, H175FT36, H190FT) with code A299, B299. Lift cylinder assembly instructions on page 26 are specific to those models.

How are torque specs presented?

Torque values are listed in foot-pounds directly in the assembly steps. For example, the lift cylinder piston nut spec is given after the shim selection step on page 26. You also get the torque sequence for the tilt cylinder gland nut. The manual specifies using a torque wrench calibrated within 5%. Do not substitute metric values; this manual uses imperial units throughout.